PERSONAL

Otago Witness, Issue 2735, 15 August 1906, Page 48

PERSONAL

Mr Manchester, the Drainage Board's newt engineer, cabled from Melbourne on Monday* stating that he will reach Dunedin nexft Monday. The Revs. T. G. Brooke and S. Lawry left on Monday for Melbourne to attend a special meeting of "the Methodist Supernumerary Fund Committee, and will be absent about three weeks. Mir C. J. . Taylor, proprietor of the Elle* mere Guardian, Leeston, who is at present visiting Dunedin, had a small cyst removed from one of his eye 9at a private hospital yesterday. He will be detained ut the institution for a. few days. A. V. Fraer, son of Mr M. Fraer. Dun-, edin. has been appointed a- cdet in thjf Resident Magistrate's Court at Lawrence, an^ — enters on ..his duties this week. Mr John Pritigle, who served in the Soutlg African war as a member of the Fourth air*. Eighth Contingents, died at Masterton oC. Saturday. The Southland News states that Mr !r\ Trist Searell has accepted the coiiductorahjY' of the Invercargill Garrison Band. M r Searell has had a large experience with brass bwida both as conductor and juflge, and he con, di'cted the Christchurch Garrison when i was the leading band in New Zealand, ajj| flBV*" * *** ltr9wl:l tr9w l: Viarda.